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lau lau

or lau·lau

[ lou -lou ]
/ ˈlaʊ ˌlaʊ /

noun Polynesian Cooking.

meat and fish wrapped in or covered with leaves and steamed or roasted.

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Origin of lau lau

Borrowed into English from Hawaiian around 1935–40

Words nearby lau lau

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